Pastor Discovers After 15 Years That His Long-Lost Bible Helped Someone Find Jesus

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“My Bible…that I spent hours a day pouring over as a teen…that I took with me to Bible college…that was full of notes and memories of time spent with the Father, was stolen before we moved out of state,” someone writes. “I have mourned that Bible for so long…the wrinkled pages from tears of revelation, the verses I could turn to from memory…One man’s testimony is another man’s prophecy! I have never heard a story so similar and I’m excited to believe for a similar outcome!!”

One person added lyrics from the contemporary worship song “Way Maker,” written by Nigerian gospel singer Sinach in 2015 and covered by many Christian artists since then. “Even when I don’t see it, You’re working,” the song attests.

Citing Scripture, one person comments, “God’s word will never return void! It will multiply.” That’s a reference to Isaiah 55:11 (NIV), which reads, “… my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.”

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Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin, a freelance writer and editor in Denver, has spent her entire 30-year journalism career in Christian publishing. She loves the Word and words, is a binge reader and grammar nut, and is fanatic (as her family can attest) about Jeopardy! and pro football.

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